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BLANCO wins the honorable 2013 KBCULTURE AWARD for the striking BLANCO MODEX kitchen sink workstation. Sleek in design, the innovative sink belongs to the BLANCO SILGRANIT^® II collection. MODEX is also a 2013 IDEA (International Design Excellence Award) Finalist and a 2012 Red Dot International Design Award winner for its distinct raised profile, cubic style and innovative dual draining system.

KBCULTURE offers a popular and selective review of products, places and perspectives central to kitchen and bath design. The site is produced by Leslie Clagett, a well-known industry editor and author and has a following of thousands around the world.

“In the kitchen, islands, while frequently loaded with functional elements are often flat, visually empty planes,” states Clagett. “With its sculptural, above-counter profile, MODEX changes that, adding much-needed dimension to the island without sacrificing work space.”

The coveted IDEA competition draws thousands of entries each year from 39 countries around the world. Winners include standouts from Method, Samsung, Herman Miller, Microsoft, OXO, Panasonic and more.

Noteworthy characteristics of MODEX include its resistant to heat, chips, scratches and food acids. It also offers the impervious Hygienic+Plus protection that shields against bacteria and dirt, making it safe and enjoyable for the entire family.

MODEX comes in Cinder, Anthracite and White – it retails for $1,750.

Leslie Clagett, KBCulture awards Tim Maicher, BLANCO the KBCulture Award for MODEX

BLANCO, Poggenpohl and Silestone kicked off the New York Architectural Digest Home Design Show festivities last week, with a farm-to-table brunch featuring “The new neutrals” in kitchen design. 50 writers and editors, including bloggers from the Modenus BlogTourNYC, attended the event held in Poggenpohl’s Park Avenue showroom. BLANCO launched the architectural MODEX sink in a new SILGRANIT II CINDER color noting that today’s neutrals combine grey, black and brown tones. Silestone also confirmed the demand for updated neutrals and offered that textured patterns add dimension, while Poggenpohl’s latest finishes included warm wood veneers in ash for a transitional look. For a short video of the event, click on the image below.

MODEX above counter workstation.

BLANCO has proudly won the 2012 GOOD DESIGN Award for its beautiful BLANCO MODEX^™ kitchen sink workstation and for the BLANCO CERANA^™, the uniquely reversible apron front fireclay sink. Presented by the world famous Chicago Athenaeum: Museum of Architecture and Design along with The European Centre for Architecture Art Design and Urban Studies, the award is given for design in excellence worldwide.

CERANA is BLANCO’s first Fireclay sink in the U.S. market, and offers a unique reversible design that goes from traditional to contemporary while offering exceptional style and versatility. The smooth non-porous finish makes it easy to keep clean while the ultra-slim shape makes it simple to install.

BLANCO’s award-winning MODEX offers a distinctive raised profile that sits above the counter. MODEX features a generous amount of work space thanks to its design that allows for draining in two directions and a large integrated cutting board. One of the newest additions to the BLANCO SILGRANIT^® II collection, this handsomely crafted modern sink embodies a high design standard with its extraordinary form and generous, flowing surfaces.

BLANCO CERANA fireclay sink installed as contemporary style.

“It is a true honor for BLANCO’s CERANA and MODEX to be recognized internationally by the GOOD DESIGN Award jury,” states Tim Macher, Director of Marketing for BLANCO. “It is our third time winning the GOOD DESIGN Award and we are humbled by the fact that we were selected out of thousands of amazing products from 48 countries. This prestigious award certainly validates our determination and passion for creating high performance, high quality designs without compromise for beauty or the environment.”

Founded in 1950, The GOOD DESIGN Award is the oldest and most globally recognized design excellence program.

Cheryl Kees Clendenon at In Detail Interiors in Pensacola, Florida submitted this stunning kitchen makeover story. Restrictive walls and a tight budget were no match for In Detail as they converted this Bayou kitchen into something truly special for a young family.

Simple Style. Gracious Details.

Worked late nights on the stain…may not appear to be that tough but, you know it when you hit it!

This lovely home is situated on a small bayou with glorious views. The young homeowners requested a large open kitchen with adjacent dining to take in the expansive views of the water. Tremendous effort went into the custom stain on the spacious island to hit just the right shade of warmth with a slight green cast. Rifted oak, (yes oak!), was used on the island with simple detailing to accentuate the natural wood grain. All of the cabinetry was custom designed and fabricated.

The island is centered on a wall of cabinetry housing the range and a minimalistic white hood. White paint was selected to contrast with the darker floors and countertops. We used Caesarstone quartz Raven for a modern classic look on the countertop – with an unusual 2×12 size glass tile used on the backsplash in an offset pattern.

The sink selection was BLANCO SILGRANIT II which we specify frequently. For a young family, the sink needs to be durable and keep it’s look through dropped pans, knives and forks. BLANCO SILGRANIT II also allowed us to sacrifice nothing and stay within our budget.

BLANCO sinks keep their look through everyday abuse.

The other wall of cabinetry is used primarily as a hutch area and ancillary serving area while the island and expansive range wall is used for day-to-day prep work. The door by the ovens and hutch area lead only to the service area for the laundry room and back door with a pantry adjacent on the opposite side. This simple kitchen lends itself to an earlier time of a simple style done with gracious details.

Objectives

• Keep material selections and related costs to a “cost benefit” ratio of getting most bang for the buck
• Open floor plan good for entertaining and conducive to young family
• Simple styling but nice appointments
• Desired a “white” kitchen but did not want a country kitchen or too traditional

Design Challenges

• Original floor plan had flanking walls where the pantry and hutch wall is located not deep enough for countertops and uneven with other side (we simply pulled the wall out more and created a small “hall” for the pantry doors to be recessed into)
• Working within a tight budget
• Getting the island to be PERFECT stain color
• Used a more modern countertop and backsplash selection to keep the
  space from appearing too country

Design Solutions

• Pulled out the pantry wall on right side to create a more attractive recessed view of doors and this also gave us more room for countertops
• CAREFULLY considered every decision for budget and only made sacrifices where it would not impact design
• Worked late nights on the stain…may not appear to be that tough but when you “see” it in your mind, you will know it when you hit it!
• Created a pullout pantry to act as a large and functional “filler” for the ovens to not be up against that wall. This allowed the ovens easier access as well as gave us a nice pullout pantry for every day staples

Special features

• Custom stained island crafted from Rifted oak
• Unusual size of glass tile for backsplash 2×12
• Drift glass inserts in hutch cabinets
• expansive windows to take in the view from kitchen even though technically a interior space
• Pull out pantry which is excellent use of 7 square feet!

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